Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | 01 | Par For The Course | 19871228 | 20120209 (BBC7) /12 (BBC7) /06 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter Brandon gets a week off work, so he decides to go on day-trips in his car, with his Uncle Mort, 'where the fancy takes them'. The Landlord - . John Samson Ambulance Man - . Steve Hodson Producer: Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987. Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle's first day out - down the pub. |
01 | 02 | Fallen Comrades | 19871229 | 20120210 (BBC7) /19 (BBC7) /13 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter and his uncle Mort sup a poignant pint at the Old Comrades Club. Marcus - . John Samson The Doorman - . Steve Hodson The Barman - . Alan Dudley Producer: Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987. Carter Brandon and his uncle sup a poignant pint at the Old Comrades Club. |
01 | 03 | Dog Days | 19871230 | 20120213 (BBC7) /26 (BBC7) /20 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | At the allotment, Carter's Uncle Mort sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt. Carter Brandon gets a week off work, so he decides to go on day-trips in his car, with his Uncle Mort, 'where the fancy takes them. Producer: Pete Atkin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987. At the allotment, Carter's uncle sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt. |
01 | 04 | The Man Who Watched Trains Go By | 19871231 | 20120214 (BBC7) /03 (BBC7) /27 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter's Uncle Mort proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food. Carter Brandon gets a week off work, so he decides to go on day-trips in his car, with his Uncle Mort, 'where the fancy takes them'. Mrs Brandon - . Joan Matheson Producer: Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987. Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food. |
01 | 05 LAST | Beside The Seaside | 19880101 | 20120215 (BBC7) /10 (BBC7) (BBC7) /03 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter and his Uncle Mort enjoy some sea air and some miserable memories. Carter Brandon gets a week off work, so he decides to go on day-trips in his car, with his Uncle Mort, 'where the fancy takes them'. Mrs Keanleyside - . Hilda Fennemore Producer: Pete Atkin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988. Carter and Uncle Mort enjoy sea air and some miserable memories. |
02 | 01 | My Friend Dornford | 19890413 | 20120216 (BBC7) /02 (BBC7) /09 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter Brandon and his uncle take a day trip to see Arthur Scargill's 'twin Dornford Scargill - . Jim Broadbent Producer: Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989. Carter Brandon and his uncle's day trip to see Arthur Scargill's 'twin'. |
02 | 02 | Dark Satanic Writer | 19890420 | 20120217 (BBC7) /09 (BBC7) /16 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter Brandon and his Uncle Mort chew the cud as they tour a museum of northern life. Harry Hardcastle - . Norman Bird Producer: Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989. Carter and Uncle Mort chew the cud as they tour a museum of northern life. |
02 | 03 | Young Chocolate | 19890427 | 20120220 (BBC7) /16 (BBC7) /23 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to the burial for a boxer. The Undetraker - . Michael Graham Cox Marcus Potts - . Stan Richards Producer: Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989. Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a boxer's burial. |
02 | 04 | A Very Occasional Day | 19890504 | 20120221 (BBC7) /23 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Uncle Mort and Carter Brandon continue their days out by going to a sheepdog trial Pat Brandon - . Liz Goulding Producer: Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1989. As they drive to a sheepdog trial, Carter's uncle has women on his mind. |
02 | 05 LAST | 2084 | 19890511 | 20120222 (BBC7) (BBC7) /08/09 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint. The Barmaid - . Liz Goulding Producer: Pete Atkin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1989. Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint. With Stephen Thorne. |